[SHINee] Key finally does a solo cover of Lady Gaga: “Hair” and “Judas”

Sort of an odd choice, but I suppose after Taemin covering Korn, anything is possible. In terms of popularity, I would have thought Poker Face, Bad Romance, Born This Way, and Edge of Glory would be first on the to-cover list (SHINee has already done Just Dance). I suppose, vocally, Bad Romance and Edge of Glory may be beyond Key.

Well, quick comments on the audio?

It is definitely prerecorded like every dance-heavy track that kpop artists perform as an “extra goodie”. Key’s voice was a little monotone and nasally than I liked, and they changed the melismas to fit in Key’s range, and most of the song was chopped up aurally using autotune.

However, this is just quick thinking about the audio. Key is rather a good performer, and judging by the way the fans were screaming, I should hold my tongue until a fancam surfaces.

[kpop/musing] something that bothers me day by day.

Lady Gaga is never going to be covered by SHINee again.

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Just Dance: the worst “sin” in this song is the drunkenness. Well, everyone in SHINee can get legally drunk in South Korea except Taemin, so it’s all good. S.M. says they can cover it:

Poker Face: it says muffin. MUFFIN. I don’t think anyone in SHINee knows about muffins…

LoveGame: I don’t think anyone knows anything about disco sticks either…

Paparazzi: the material is not objectionable, but it’s the not the addictive dance track Just Dance is. They could have covered this, but the popularity time window has broken.

Bad Romance: Matter of technicality. I don’t think anyone in SHINee can sing that nasally or low comfortably.

Telephone: Minho rapping Beyonce! Or better yet, Key! Taemin can just sing the ‘eh’. Onew can make the sammiches. Riiiiight.

Alejandro: the video always makes me think of beards. SHINee beards? SO THEN.

Born This Way: South Korea is extremely conservative, especially on sexual orientation, depsite their feminizing culture. Even though they have all the adorbs JongKey, they’re still a bunch of homophobic poodles.

Judas: two words: Holy Shisus. Lady Gaga better watch her back…

The Edge  of Glory: No one but Onew and Jonghyun can sing well enough to pull off this song, and even then, they really aren’t really belting queens.

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Michelle is in agony! There is probably no chance of covering Britney, either..